Yes.Even refurbished is good enough, and of course you will need an iPhone with at-least iOS 7
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I think that this is the lowest priced one: http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MD387LL-Desktop-NEWEST-VERSION/dp/B007476KRY
The computer should be able to run Xcode 6. Xcode 5 requires OS 10.8.4+. I wasn't able to find the minimum version for Xcode 6.
The computer should be able to run Xcode 6. Xcode 5 requires OS 10.8.4+. I wasn't able to find the minimum version for Xcode 6.
Kind of the luxury ride. The Mini is not only a great Mac it can also be a superb PC.
Mavericks. 10.9.x.
I think is would be a good idea if someone who is well versed in 'apple world' ( I am not) put together a pdf with the basic specs that we will need for B4i so no premature mistakes are made
Difficult to do until B4i is actually here. When that is the case, I will try to prepare a short shopping list
I'm not to bothered about the cost, I just want it to work first time
I have been developing Mac software for quite a while. My current machine is a 21" iMac. I know a lot of developers who use the Mac Book Pro. Both are convenient because they are self-contained.
The Mac Mini is interesting for a desktop PC owner because it can accept both a PC screen and a PC keyboard. So with Boot Camp or Virtual PC you can use it seamlessly in both environments.
The Mini Quad is using the same processor as the iMac.
The only machine more powerful is the Mac Pro, but it is most suited for graphic and video applications a developer seldom need. Have a look at apple.com for prices. I bought from the Apple Store, but Amazon could offer better deals.
That said, the power of current Macs is necessary only if you need to be able to run the new systems for a longer while. Just to compile with XCode and run Mountain Lion (10.8.4) or Mavericks (10.9) or soon Yosemite (10.10), a used machine not older than 2 years can do the job very nicely.
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To learn SWIFT, I have set up a virtual machine (using VMWare) on my PC running Mac OS Maverick and installed XCode 6. I must say I am very pleased with the performance and this may due to the fact that I have a PC with a pretty fast CPU and plenty of RAM of which I have assigned 2 processors and 8GB of RAM to Mac OS when running. This system works very nice.
I haven't tested yet but in VMWare I can configure that the virtual machine gets assigned its own IP-address in my LAN. I am wondering if this would permit me to use b4i without actually buying Mac-hardware?
I haven't tested yet but in VMWare I can configure that the virtual machine gets assigned its own IP-address in my LAN. I am wondering if this would permit me to use b4i without actually buying Mac-hardware?
i think you will have problem publishing your apps to the app store with a pc using a virtual machine
i have also installed mac via VMWare on my notebook and its running very slow (i7, 8 GB RAM), everything takes lot of time,
so i decided to buy a mac and doing it on the original way... (mac mini is really a cheap solution for that and it should do the job)
My virtual mac (VMware) runs with good performance (i7 with 12GB, VM 4GB).
To have problems publishing apps the MacOS needs to know running in a VM and must inform the app store about this. But if the MacOS has the information i think apple would blocking it running in the VM.
My virtual machine runs well. I am more interested in knowing if b4i would be able to work with a virtual machine (with its own IP-address) since if I recall correctly, b4i works over a network (LAN) connection. As for publishing any apps, I guess I can use my wife's MAC when I need it.
I am doing some online courses with SWIFT on Udemy and (so far) I haven't found it too difficult. It is quite similar to Java.
I am doing some online courses with SWIFT on Udemy and (so far) I haven't found it too difficult. It is quite similar to Java.
I have set up an Apple ID and iTunes works fine.
Normally, installing OS X in a virtual machine on a PC breaks the EULA just as well as using a hackintosh.
But I never tried it, so I have no idea if Apple can find out. Since a VM will simulate a hardware environment, I would suppose that VMWare which is a prominent developer of VM running Windows on Mac has enough knowledge to make their virtual Mac credible.
Issues reported in forums with virtual mac are often that the screen flickers, since the PC does not have the hardware double buffering, or that the very latest version of Mac OS X cannot be installed.
About iOS development, I found this :
http://bryanwire.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/ios-sdk-on-windows-7-with-os-x-snow-leopard-via-vmware/
It is a bit ancient, but the method described may still work.
But I never tried it, so I have no idea if Apple can find out. Since a VM will simulate a hardware environment, I would suppose that VMWare which is a prominent developer of VM running Windows on Mac has enough knowledge to make their virtual Mac credible.
Issues reported in forums with virtual mac are often that the screen flickers, since the PC does not have the hardware double buffering, or that the very latest version of Mac OS X cannot be installed.
About iOS development, I found this :
http://bryanwire.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/ios-sdk-on-windows-7-with-os-x-snow-leopard-via-vmware/
It is a bit ancient, but the method described may still work.
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Nice pickup, I might get one. How much was it?